Re: Search for the visually select text

Hi Paolo,

On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:42:07 +0100
Paolo Bolzoni <paolo.bolzoni.brown@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear list,
> seldom I need to search specific part of text that are not simply the current
> word (where * is handy). And I instinctively select the part visually, only to
> notice I do not know how to search for it in the whole text.
>
> Example, assuming the caret is on the beginning of the sequence I want to
> seek, I tend to do:
> vwwe
> and I am stuck. Is there a way to search for what I have selected?
>

You can then yank it using «y» and use it in the search bar (after pressing /)
using Ctrl+R+" or whatever register you've placed it there.

Regards,

Shlomi Fish

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